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If you are looking to expand your repertoire and challenge your creativity, try this exercise. Take a look back through your portfolio. Pick out your favourite image. Take a good look at the picture, and write down every reason why…

Driving through Northern Spain in the height of Summer, you can’t help but be struck by the beauty of the countless fields of sunflowers. Rows upon rows of huge yellow and orange faces worshipping the sun, surrounded by dark green…

When you are focusing on a single point in a scene, a certain amount in front of and behind the point of focus will also appear sharp in the photograph. How much of the scene appears sharp depends on the…

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In Camera: Perfect Pictures Straight Out of the Camera

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The best way to learn photography is to do so from experienced photographers, and ilex publishes the best of the best; Michael Freeman, Lara Jade, Haje Jan Kamps and more, but we don’t simply take their material and throw it at you; everything is edited and designed by professionals who love their chosen field and check every word.

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The web is a great place to pick up skills, but you’ll never really understand how they fit together unless you learn photography, learn design, or whatever else you choose, from organised material. Think of our range of ebooks as perfectly curated experiences to get you started, keys that’ll open whichever doors you choose.